A primary constituent in sodium-rich alkalic volcanics, pegmatites, and other silica-poor igneous rocks.

IMA Status:

Valid Species (Pre-IMA) 1865

Locality:

Notable studied occurrences include: at Naujakasik, near the Tunugdliarfik Fjord, and on the Kangerdluarssuk Plateau, in the Ilimaussaq intrusion; from Narssarssuk; and elsewhere in Gr
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Name Origin:

From the Greek for riddle, apparently an allusion to its (formerly) uncertain chemical composition.